The Pour Over Today - Senate’s Border Bill, King Charles’ Cancer, & More | 02.07.24

Episode Date: February 7, 2024

Today, we’re talking about challenges facing the Senate’s border reform bill, King Charles’ cancer diagnosis, an appeals court ruling former President Trump is not immune from prosecution, and other top news for Wednesday, February 7th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over Today. Please support our TPO sponsors! LMNT: https://links.thepourover.org/LMNT0103 A Jew and a Gentile Discuss: https://links.thepourover.org/JewGentileDiscussPod Holman Handbook Series: https://links.thepourover.org/HolmanHandbook TUVU: https://www.tuvu.com/tpo

Today we're talking about challenges facing the Senate's border reform bill, King Charles' cancer diagnosis, an appeals court ruling former President Trump is not immune from prosecution, and other top news for Wednesday, February 7th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over today. Here's the quote of the day. If you can't see very far ahead, go ahead as far as you can see. Dawson Trotman. Let's get started with some espresso shots. The Senate's newly unveiled $188 billion national security deal appears dead on arrival. It may be faster to say what's not in the big old

bipartisan bill, but its largest line items are aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Palestinians, and U.S. border security funding and reform. It has some haters. Democrats in the House Hispanic Caucus objected to border reform taking away due process safeguards and not providing a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers, while former President Trump called the border reform insufficient and said it shouldn't be tied to foreign aid. House Speaker Johnson agrees and is preparing the House to vote on aid for Israel separately. President Biden promised to veto an Israel-only bill and called on Congress to pass the Senate's proposed omnibus legislation, accusing Trump of wanting to campaign on the border crisis, not fix it.

You may have little control over U.S. border or foreign policy, but you are an important part of Christ's mission to demonstrate his love for the world. Reflect his inexhaustible compassion by loving your neighbor humbly and unconditionally. John 13, 34 and 35 says, a new command I give you, love one another, as I have loved you, so you must love one another.

By this, everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun treatment. The cancer was found during the 75-year-old monarch's recent treatment for an enlarged prostate, but is a separate issue and was found early. No additional info has been shared, but even this level of openness is unusual for the royal family. Charles has used his recent health concerns to encourage screenings. The king will postpone public duties while he receives treatment, but crack on with official business, including weekly in-person meetings with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Prince William, the heir to the throne, will be stepping up to fill in the royal gaps as his dad begins outpatient treatment

in London, and Prince Harry flew in from California to visit his father. Buckingham Palace said they're wholly positive about the king's treatment and returned to full duties. Here's a verse to consider when you receive an unpleasant diagnosis. When I am afraid, I will trust in you. Psalm 56, verse 3. Oh, don't worry. The 2024 election remains unprecedented and confusing. Yesterday, a federal appeals court panel unanimously ruled that former President Trump is not immune from charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election results. A win for special counsel Jack Smith. The three judges, one Republican, two Democratic appointees, asserted that any executive immunity that may have protected Trump while he served as president no longer protects him against this

prosecution. Number 45 vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court. A Trump spokesperson said that without presidential immunity, every future president who leaves office will be immediately indicted by the opposing party. Meanwhile, Nevada is in the middle of a convoluted election week. President Biden and Nikki Haley won yesterday's state-run primaries. Trump wasn't on that ballot, but he's expected to win Nevada's Republican caucus, which determines RNC delegates tomorrow. We shouldn't allow political outcomes to consume our thoughts or direct our emotions. Government may change, but our mission remains the same. Love God and love others.

Mark 12, 29-31 says, The most important commandment, answered Jesus, is this, Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this, love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these. What would you do if you were falsely accused of murder? For Hannah Overton, that question isn't hypothetical. Hannah was a regular

mom of four in Texas when out of the blue, she was falsely accused of murder. Hannah was a regular mom of four in Texas, when out of the blue, she was falsely accused of murder. Hannah was shocked by the lies, and as a firm believer, she knew that God would come to her rescue and never let those rumors spread. But the exact opposite happened. Hannah eventually stood before a jury of her peers and heard them sentence her to life in prison. This was a terrible mistake. How could God have let her down? But Hannah would soon discover that God had a plan all of his own. Listen to Hannah's entire story on episode number 16 on The Compelled Podcast, titled, Falsely Accused of Murder and Sentenced to Life in Prison.

Listen on your podcast app or at CompelledPodcast.com. In other brews, here's a rapid round of updates. The tech sector is compressing its files. Almost 16,000 techies were laid off last month, as Microsoft, Google, Twitch, Duolingo, and others made more cuts. The trend, which began in 2022, continued into February with Snapchat's parent company confirming it will lay off 10% of its global workforce to reduce hierarchy and promote in-person collaboration.

to reduce hierarchy and promote in-person collaboration. Dartmouth College has been busy. First, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that the Ivy Leaguers men's basketball team could vote to unionize since they're considered college employees. School will challenge. Then, Dartmouth said it's re-requiring standardized tests, SAT and ACT, for admission, finding they improve the chances of acceptance for high achievers from less-resourced backgrounds. Country star Toby Keith died peacefully yesterday, surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted on the singer's website. Heath was diagnosed with

stomach cancer in 2021 and became the first recipient of the Country Icon Award last fall. The should-have-been-a-cowboy, and courtesy of the red, white, and blue singer, was 62. In a unique criminal case, the mother of the Oxford, Michigan high school shooter was found guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter. Her son, now spending life in prison, shot and killed four fellow students in 2021. Prosecutors argued she was grossly negligent in giving her son a gun, despite his mental health warnings. Her husband will stand trial for identical charges in March. Los Angeles is under a state of emergency after historic rainfall. An atmospheric river, an intense, long-lasting storm

caused by water vapor originating in the tropics, dumped six months' worth of rain on SoCal in two days, causing flooding, mudslides, and power outages. Three have died from falling trees, and avalanches are possible as the storm moves east into the mountains. And that's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening. If you're listening on the Apple Podcasts app, give us a five-star rating and drop a review. If you're listening on Spotify, give us a follow and hit the notification bell to never miss a new episode.

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